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The Vitae Policy Advisory Group exists to provide strategic advice on how Vitae can promote the value and potential of researchers to policymakers and inform policies that support researchers to thrive. Its focus is on providing input that ensures that Vitae’s policy positions and activities reflect the needs and interests of the sector.

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Current members of the group are:

  • Saneeya Qureshi, University of Liverpool (Chair)
  • Amer Alwarea, University for the Arts London
  • Gail de Blaquiere, Newcastle University
  • James Farror, Cardiff University
  • Richard Freeman, University College London
  • Anne-Marie Greenslade, Leeds Beckett University
  • Jennifer Leigh, University of Kent
  • Alastair McEwan, The University of Queensland
  • Sally Osei-Appiah, University of Leeds
  • Victoria Schuppert, Brunel University
  • Chris Sims, University of Nottingham
  • Laura Stowe-Evans, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
  • Pamela Ugwudike, University of Southampton
  • Astrid Wissenburg, University of Exeter
  • Neelam Wright, University of Southampton
  • Helen Young, University of Bristol
  • Ben Tatler, University of Aberdeen

If you have any queries about the work of the group, please email policy@vitae.ac.uk.